Shocking-machine.



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sHocKlN MACHINE. APPLICATION' FILD AUG.20, I9l3.

Patented Aug. 29 1916.

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SHCKING MACHINE. APPLICATION man Aus.20. 1913.

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Patented Aug. 29, 1916.

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SHOCKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 20, i913. m 96,41.,

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SHOCKING MACHINE.

APPLmATxoN' FILED M1610, |913,

Patena Aug. 29,1916.

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i SHOCKING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED AuG.20,1913.

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` SHOCKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED Ammo, 1913.

Patented Aug 29,1916;

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SHOCKING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED AIIG.20. I9Ia.

Parentd Aug. 29, 1916.

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" i Specieatiors Patent. lpatteritetlldug. 29, llltll.

'.'appueauoamedaugust2e,1913. sermnmeaeaa.

"5 county of. Geauga-and State of. Ohio, have 4ir'iv'ented .a new and useful' Shocking-Maf f chine, of which the following is a specica- Leioa.

vesting machinery', the invention being particularly. related. "to a shocking machine 'adapted to be used inconn'ection with eelt ,binding harvesters.

l A- main object ofthis invention is to proot grainfrom the binder deck ot a self bindingharvesteig of assembling the bundles fin upright shocks, ot compressing and tying .the shocks,' and fof' transferring the 'tied constructed-so that itzmay be readily con mendedl by the 'operator thereof; an. 'A' further -object'of this invention is to produce a machine embodying a. tying apparatus capable loft'ying 'shocks Aof grain of l any nd around their center or at any plac :'best adapted tosecure them..

nected-"to a self binding harvester and coinparts; to be'v hereinafter more fully set forth' @and claimed.

' 'lndescribing the invention in detail reterence' will" be hadC to the accompanying drawingsV forming a part ot this specification', whereinrlike characters indicate correspending lparts in the several views and in which-f 5- l Figure'l illustrates a View in front elcva- .tion ot the invention; Fig. 2 illustrates a .view in rearelevationof the invention; Fig. 3 illustrates' a .view in elevation of the stubbleside of the invention; Fig. fl illustrates et a `iiew in elevation of the grain side of the R F. Barrin-s, citizens oit` the This .invention relates generally to har' duce' a machine capable ot' receiving bundles' shocks to the ground in upright position.

jaailiruaher Object of animation' is', to'fproduce a machine having abundle e]ec' tor adapted' to' cast adjacent the shocks-the invention; Fig illustrates a top plan view,

showing in addition the connections as they may bemade with a sell:| binding harvester; i Fig. 6 rllustratesvan underneath plan view of the unvention; Fig."7 illustrates a top 60 plan view of the y. mechanism, the frame-h work, except as to certain upright supports shown 1n section, being omitted; Fig. 8 illus# -trates a detail' view of a fragment of thegrain side of the invention, showing the's transmisslon gearing employed on the out-y side of this side of the machine; Fig. 9 illustrates a detail view illustrating the method of transmitting power romfthe main drive shaft to the front conveying carriage; Fig. 10 70 illustrates a view in fragment from the grain side showing the needle mechanism employed on the machine; Fig. 11 illustrates a vfragment of the grain side of the machine showing the needle and knotter devices em- 75 ployedin binding shocks; Fig. 12 illustrates a detaill top plan view of the' needleand knotter mechanism; Fig. 13 illustrates a sectional view of the type of shafts employed 1n operating the bindingmechanism; Fig.v 80 14 illustrates a fragment of the bottom frame showing the mechanism employed in" tallying the bundles and in operating the binding mechanism and the shock discharging gate; Fig.15 illustrates'adetail view, g5 partly in section, on the line X--X of Fig. 14; Fig. 16 illustrates an underneath surtace detail .view 'on the line Y-Y of Fig. 15; Fig. 17A illustrates a side surface detail view on the line -W-W of Fig.- 14; Fig. 18 .no illustrates a4 detail. view of the dog and trip lever means associated therewith; Fig-'19 illustrates a view 'ofthe face ofthe wheel .-indicated; Fig...20 illustrates in detil a fragment ot the post of. the shock ,discharges ing gate; Fig. 21 illustrates afdetail view of l the gearingemployed in voperating lthe knotting'mechanism; Fig. 22 illustrates a -fragment of the gate discharging post and con- .nections as they appear from the rear; Fig. 100

1k, which extends on the grain side from the eartor Vav point forward less than .half -the length of said 1L and 1k. A transverse sill 1j connects and secures 1, 1k and 1r in the rear,-

while' a second transverse sill 1, disposed -parallel to 1j, connects the forward end of 1r with 1al and 1k.' At their forward ends, long sillsluand 1k are connected andsecured by ali-end panel or plate 12. The bottom frame thus formed is approximately L-shaped, the

long leg of the L forming the stubble side of the machine. vThe front portion of the mai ,chine is-supported by a caster wheel 3, which is swiveledin a bearing or socket 3 secured to panel 12. The main portion of the machine -is supported by ground'wheels2 and4 Ground wheel v200 which turnon axle 2. 200. located' on theV stubble side is the main driving wheel, it being .equipped for'this purpose with a driving sprocket wheel 4.

To provide -for the support of the operating mechanism located-in the rear portion of the machine, upright frame members suitably disposed .on and having their lower ble -sidefor'instance, a brace 25b secures upthe bottom sills.

.ends fiXedly secured to the bottom sills are employed.l For instance, on the stubble side the uprights 1F and 11 are supported by the sill 1 and secured thereto at their lower ends. 'In a similar manner the nprights 1m, 1n andlp in the rear, and 1, lh and 1d in the front aresupported on and secured to In order to firmly secure the uprights and to hold them in their proper positions against movement, braces of' various types are employed. On the stubri'ghts v1v and v1b respectively, while on the grain and front sidesV cross braces as' 6?, 6",

1f, 1g and 1 are employed. v l l lOn thefforwa rd portion of the bottom sills 1 and- 1k (Figs. 3 and4) there is built or superimposed a part, rectangular in shape, which will -be hereinafter referred to as a bundle receiver. The base of the bundle receiver .is formed by the sides 12u and 121 with -a bottom connection therebetween. A

, roller 12t is ournaled in and between the intom disposed therebetween.

nersides of 12u and 121, at a point adjacent their front ends, while a second roller 6k is similarly journaled adjacent their rear ends. Around the outer disposed surfaces of these rollers is mounted an endless conveying carriage 27, composed preferably of .canvas and v'provided on its carrying surface with a plurality of transverse metal bars appropriately member 12 which is L-shaped in cross scction, of which the shorter side extends downwardly toward the top edge of strip 12, and the longer side extends horizontally outward forming a longitudinal table (Fig. 6). The

. outline of the grain side of the bundle re- 'ceiver is completed by the addition of a metal shield 'or wall 13, which is secured by a longitudinal rod 13, the opposite ends of said' rod 13d being secured to panel 12 and an upright 1d. Adjacent its top edge metal wall 13 is bent grainwardly over the rod 134 so as to form an inclined plane sloping inwardly forl `the advantageous reception .of bundles from the binder deck of a harvester.

Referring' more particularly to Fig. 6, 1 indicates the driving chain connecting the sprocket on drive wheel 200 'with sprocket wheel 5 on main drive shaft 5, said drive shaft 5 being journaled in bearings as 5, 5t and 5F suitably provided on the frame parts. Sprocket wheel 5 is provided with a clutch' whichfmeshes with 5b when the shocking machine is tobe put in operation. Shaft 5 is further: provided intermediate its length withy bevel gear 5, on the stubble side with bevel gear 5d, and on the grain side with sprocket Wheel 6. Bevel gear-'5d meshes with gear 7f whereby the longitudinal shaft 7 is operated. Said shaft 7 has keyedat its forward end bevel gear 7 and at its-rear end bevel gear 7g; said shaft 7 being journaled in bearings as 7, 7d and 7 secured tothe frame members. Bevel gear 7g meshes with bevel gear 23, which, through shaft 23, op

crates 'the shock vdischarging carnage.

. Sprocket wheel 6 on the grain-side end of shaft 5 Ioperates's'procket wheel 6i by means of chain". Said 6d is keyed on the short shaft 6 (Fig. 9), which is journaled ina bearing provided in 1r. To the inner end of shaft 6 is secured a universal joint 6, which, through shaft 6i, the further universal joint 6J' and the roller 6k, rearwardly operates the conveying carriage 27. Y i

Bevel gear 7 on shaft 7 engages bevel :gear 7b whereby, through the crank shafts 9 and'8", the packer 8 with accompanying tines 8d are operated with a continuous rotary motion in a horizontal plane. Crank shafts8` and 9 are journaled at their lower ends 'in bearings 8 and 9 respectively, which a're provided in appropriate extensions from the frame parts. The top ends of said crank shafts are journaled in bearings provided in the table of the elbowshaped member 12. Crank shafts 8 and 9 each carry a. pair of outwardly projecting crank arms as 8" and 9. TheA horizontal packer 8 is loosely secured between the ends of the cranks 8 on crank shaft 8 andthe ends of the cranks 9 on crank shaft 9 so vthat said packer with its inwardly projecting `tines is free to move with the rotary movements of the crank shafts. In operation the incensi ends ci' said cranks with packer and tines pass between the spaced apart longitudinal members 121 and 12. o transmit motion to shaft 9, a sprocket chain 9C connects sprocket wheel 8a with sprocket wheel 9b (Fig. 3). E

It will be observed in Fig. 14 that shaft '14 driven through the intermediate gears by shaft 5, is journaled at its front'end inv bearin 14m fixedly suspended vover shaft 5 from rame member 1. The rear end' of shaft 14c (Fig. 23) is journaled in a bearing 2l provided in 2a. Bevel gear 14 14) runs loosely on shaft 14. Now shaft'14c liXedly carries a disk 140, on which is fulcrumed a dog 14b by pin 14T' (ll`ig. 18). 2m.'

trip lever 2C which is h-ingedly supported adjacent to and which projects across the path of the bundles. Trip lever 2" is thus turned by each bundle as it passes 'and in I"consequence tally wheel 2g advances one spoke with each such turn. Tally wheel 2g is provided with six spokes in accordance with the number of bundles in a shock. The sixth or last spoke is longer than the others, and when the sixth bundle strikes trip lever 2", this long spoke contacts with bell crank lever 2 fulcrumed to the frame member 2d (Fig. 15). Rod 2j to which the remote end of 2i isl connected,pulls down lever 204 (Fi g. 18) thereby turning the journaled rod 2'K and raising crank 205. As 205 is connected to trip bolt 2m by link 2l, 2m is released from the face on the dog 14. iti/hen thus re leased, 141? turns by the expansion of spring 141,-and a downwardly projecting lug' 14p carried by said 14b engages one of the rollers 1414 which project rearwardly from bevel gear 14. Shaft 14C further carries bevel gear 14d meshing with gear 14e, said 14e being equipped with twice the number of cogs provided on 14d. 14 is keyed to vertical shaft 15 underneath axle 2% Segmental wheel 15a (Fig. 14) is keyed to 'vertical shaft 15 over axle 2a. Segmental Wheel 15a is provided with a notch which is engaged by dog 2^`, the said 2r being attached to shaft 21. When 1T revolves, 2r is raised from the unotch thereby causing 2r to turn Shaft 2P upward, and in consequence the iixed shoulder on the forward end of 21 is lowered thereby pre-` venting 2m from engaging the face of dog 14b during the first revolution of 140. At the secondv revolution of 14c trip bolt 2f is thrown into the path of 14", since at that time the dog 2r engages the notch in 15 by reason of the tension spring 207. ilihen 2"l 'the supported l tally trip lever 2ev is thus thrown into the path of 14", shaft 14c and associated members are brought to rest, until the trip bolt 2, actuated by' means of as before, is again raisedA for the purpose of tying and discharging another shock.' The rear end of shaft 2P' is provided with a small crank 2st,' f When 2f. turns, a link 2t raises alatch"2,' centrallypivoted to an upright member 1m (Fig. 22). By this means the shock discharging gate,- comprising gate post 24,-and horizontal tines 24, is unlatched. A spring 240 secured to 24 and upright 1m is employed tor'cleseltlie. gate aftereac'h discharge. Then shaft 2p turns back in consequence of dog 2r engage ing the notch in 15a, latch 2u again engages gate post stay 24D, and thus the gate `is locked. l i' y 'y As illustrated in' F ig. 6 cog wheel 1411s driven by 14c through cog wheel 14i, wrist pin 14h, pitman 14g, and Wrist pin 14f. By means of the pitnian and these connections, reciprocating rotary motion is imparted to 14j7 the lsaid 14j turning approiiimatelyv three-fourths of its circumference during. one revolution of 14g. 14-i is keyed to the lower end of vertical shaft 16. As we have observed. above, 14e and 15 are keyed on the lower end of shaft 15. Above the bearings provided for them in 2a, shafts 15 and 9 16 are of square formation. Shaft"`15 peinetrates the entire length of the square longitudinal aperture provided through the knotter shaft 15g. Similarly, square shaft 16v penetrates the square longitudinalh aper'.1

ture of needle shaft 16. The knetter-'shaft 15g and the needle shaft 1Gc are thus slidingly mounted around and acquire the re` spective rotary movements of their respective inner shafts 15 and 16. .As shown in Fig. 11, shaft 15g supports and operates the knetter device 22. Shaft 16c is equipped with a largecog wheel llvwhich engages the cogs provided on the adjacent side of the straight needle 17. By Athis arrangement the reciprocating rotary motion of shaftlG -produces reciprocating rectilinear motiolr on the part of needle 1'?. ASaid needle 17 is held in position with Yrespect to 1G" by a horizontal guide piece 1T supported by hangers 17h, which are fixedly upheld b v a lifting plate 21. lVhen bevel gear 14e is actuated as a result of thev sixth bundle contacting with tallytrip lever 2e, needle 17 loosely carrying the binding cord projects within the knetter, and there holds the cord in position until the shock is tied, the cords out and the knetter re-thrcaded- Then the needle withdraws, stretching, while so doing, the cord directly across the pathway of the rearwardly moving bundles whereby to bind the next shock.

Shafts 15g and 16 are each journaled in bearings provided .in 25a and 190: they are also journaled in lifting plate 21. Said plate 42l vis-,held against the upward move vment on the shafts by collars b and 16a.

Y Shafts 15g and 16 are elevated and lowered as a 'unitary device by means of horizontal shaft. and the lifting arms thereto attached, said shaft 2O being appropriately journaled in the shocker framework. Shaft 201s operated by lever 20d, which is fulcrumed inthe usual way on a quadrant 20e. 20.e is secured to upright 19 by bracket 20f.

Lifting arms as 2Ob and 20 connect shaft 20 l cures' lthejneedle supports against any swaying movements. Thus the tying apparatusv operativelyupheld asa unitary device by vthe lifting plate 21 may be manually ele- -vated or .lowered atwill whereby to gbind the shocks of grain around their centers or above or below their centers as desired. inasmuch as the foregoing tying apparatus constitutes the subject-matter of a separate application, vfurther details regarding its construction and operation will not be given here. The detailswhich we have here dis j -closed are presented onlyfor the purpose of facilitating comprehension of the construction and operation'of the shockingl machine.

'1 When ja bundle of 4grain slides into the' .-'ingharvesten' thebutt end falls upon the bundlelreceiverfrom the deck of a self bind-.

' rearwardly moving canv'as'f27, while the top endissupported'by a transverse' arm or erecter,13,*whiclnfis hingedly secured adja- 'Vvhile this arm swings rearwardly under centthe-rear"end ofthev wall 13 (Fig. 7).

the momentum ofthe upper portion of -the 'y bundle,.yetlit doesi not `move as rapidly as the canvas carrying4 45' lji portion ofthe bundle is relativleyretarded position.

, the butt end of the bundle. Thus-the movementof the upper Iwith y'respect to the movement of the butt -end `until theebundle is raised into 'upright -A secondtransverse arm 18EL is hingedly secured to al suitable support on the grain side', and is disposed a little forward-of and higher than arm 13. The office of arm 13a is to prevent the bundle from tilting or falling forwardly during the moment that intervenes before the neighboring packerand tines' take it in charge and prol/ pel it rearwardly in upright position.

Besides vertical crank shafts 8 and 9 I (hereinbeforegdescribed) operating packer vertical crank shafts 10 and 11 each operating packers are to be found on the stubble side. The lower end of shaft 10 is operaltively secured in sprocket wheel 9b (Fig. 8),

is journaled in the supwhile the upper end Shaft' 10 is driven by .ports 12r and 11f.

` fright 1. -The tines as 11". The office of the packers and' vcines 18d.

sprocket chain 9c operated fromS. Shaft tween the crank arms 10a and the pivotally supported arm' 10, secured to upright 1b by stay 10d. In operation this packer receives the bundle from the conveying canvas 27 and the erecting arms 13 and 13a and passes it within the reach o f the packers on the vertical crank shaft 11. At its lower end shaft 11 journals in bearing 11j constructed upon an'd between the frame parts 1a and 1k. The top of shaft 11 journals in a ,bearing provided in the support 11. Shaft 11 is driven from sprocket wheel 10 by chain 11, which is supported on plate 11f. carries three pairs of crank arms 11. The horizontal packers 11g are rotatably secured between cranks arms 11a and the yieldingly secured connecting a'rnis 11. Said arms 11h are supported by stays 11l secured to uppackers 11g are equipped with tineson shaft 11I is to pass the bundles of grain within reach of the packers and tines carried by shaft 18.

On the grain side .are located crank shafts Shaft 11 18 and 19, each carrying packers with tines.

Sha-ft 18 (Fig. 2) is journaled at its lower end in bearing 2d and at itsnpper end in a bearing provided in top plate 191. Shaft 18 carries three pairs of cranks 18. Each pair ofv cranks supports the adjacent ends of packers 18, and each of the packers carries The remote ends of packers 18" are supported by connecting arms 18, which are secured to upright 1h by stays 18. Crank shaft 18 is equipped with sprocket -wheel 18f7 which is driven by sprocket chain 19j actuated by sprocket wheel GP (Fig. 7). Said sprocket wheel 6P is secured to a short vertical shaft G, said 6 being journaled in plate 191.' On the lower end of vertical shaft 6 is keyed bevel gear 6m (Fig. 2), which engages bevel wheel 61 on the short horizontal shaft 6, the said (if being j ournaled in a bearing secured to the frame parts. The shaft Gf is driven by sprocket wheel 6x1 (Figs. 7 and 8) just outside the frame parts. 6 is driven by chain 6b from sprocket wheel 6 on the main drive shaft 5. I'

Crank shaft 19 is journaled at its lower end in bearing 19 provided in frame member 1f, and at the top ina bearing provided in 19. Shaft 19 is provided with three pairs of cranks 19a; each of said pairs carrying a horizontal packer 19b equipped with tines as 191. Through connecting arms 191 and stays '19 the remote ends of the packers are supported by 1P. As it is necessary for these packers and tines to yield incendi By means *of these springs the packers with theirtines yield laterally and backwardly 'while rotating.. Shaft 19 l is driven by sprocket wheel 19hf'rom sprocket wheel 61 with which it is connected by chain 191'.

In the foregoing description we have observed that stay 24h commanding the shock discharging gate is automatically unlatched during the tying of the shock. As soon as it is tied and freed by the cutting of the binding cord by. the knetter, the shockiis propelled through the gateway and upon the rear conveying carriage by packers 19b and their tines.

'This conveying carriage moves rearwardly and trans fers the shock .to the vgroin'id in upn right position ready for capping. Referring in detail to this rear carriage, 23" (Figs. 2 and" 3) indicates an endless conveyn ing canvas, while 23b and 2dd indicate the rollers which support and rotate the said canvas.' The rollers. 23b and 23d are journaled in the pivotally projecting frameparts tion by the chains 23. Motion is transmitted vet . 23, the rear ends of which are appropriately supported in a .downwardlyinclined posito roller 23b by shaft 23 journaled in suit.-

able'bearingsas 1 and 1t secured to 'the' frame sill 1j and which is driven from shaft.

T through the intermeshing--bevel gears 23 and 7g.

l As'siiowa in rigs. 5 and i, at para sf the' -bii'ndlesfroin the bundle receiver to the dis-' charging gate is bounded and guarded byV the shields or. walls 29 and 290. These walls are provided with appropriate apertures for the reception and operation of the packers, tying mechanism and other working parts. T 0 conform to the configuration of the ,bundles 'and also the shock, the space -between the walls is wider at the bottom than at the top. At their rearends adjacent the gate, these walls'recede from-each other as shown in order to provide th'e-'shockforming chamber 29. Between the walls a metal flooring is provided whereon the butts of the bundles and of the shock slide. In the chan' nel or slideway thus formed there is nothing l to.- impede the progress rearwardly of theJn lid ropelled bundle (Fig. 7), except tally trip ever 2e, which, while automatically tallying .the bundle, swings,l aside for its passage. f'llhe ywalls are `held inv position by appropriately securing them to convenient parts of the framework. e Figs. 24 and 25 illustrate in -detail the con struction of' the device, employed to cast from the 'bundle receiver to.l the ground. the bundles necessary for capping purposes. A .shaft 12, journaledin the arms 12r and 12B, is provided with projecting spaced apart `tines as 12, These tines are loosely secured to 'the shaft and yield laterally, although they are neld equally distant by the pivotally secured crss'guide 12. A second guide 12 grooved for the reception of the outwardly bent end provided on l2, is secured to a frame member 12b so as to form an acuteV angle therewith, the guide being inclined to? ward the front of the shocker. Moreoven said guide 12e bends backwardly in order that itmay present a convex surface toward the bundle receptacle. The ejector device thusformed, turning onthe bearings in the supports 12" and 12S and following the forwardly inclined and backwardly bent guide 12e, is adapted to be quickly lowered in the bundle receiver. and to receive and cast to the-ground such bundles as are desired for capping purposes. A stop arm 120 is ein-V ployed to prevent the ejector from turning any farther than is necessary to eject the bundles.- The ejector' is manually commanded by lever 12m located adjacent the operators seat on the grain side of the shocker'. Lever 12m connects with the operating crank 12g by means of the rods 121, 12j and 12h and the' intervening bell crank levers 12k and, 12. The lever 12m is journaled in bearings l2 and 12D which are secured to an upright frame member as lc; and the bell crank levers 12 and 12i connecting the aforesaid rods' are fulcrumed to a bottom frame meinber as le.

Our shocker is v'wholly supported by and carried onv its own running gear. No part of itis dependent for support on the harvester it follows. Fig. 5 shows how our shocker iscoupled to a self binding harvester, and how it is held in operative position with relation thereto by two sets of connecting Varms lx-elx. The three operating levers 51, 12m and 20'1 are commanded by the operator occupying the seat 2 of the harvester. Operating lever 5, acting on equal-fizer 5j fulcrumed to the underside of sill 1 by pin 502, commands the clutch 5b on thev4 main drive sha-ft 5. Operating lever 5l is journaled preferably in vertical position,` as shown, in bearings as 5m which are secured to convenient frame parts.. The lower end of lever 5I is connected to rod 5k of .which the remote end ,is pivotally secured to an end of equalizer 51'. `The opposite end of equal- 'izer- 5j -is connected with clutch-arm 5i by rod 5h. As we have seen'from' the foregoing operating lever 12",L commands the bundle ejecting device, while operating lever 2()d is adapted to elevate or lower the shock tying apparatus.

While the shocker disclosed inthese draw# ings has been 'constructed for use in conjunction' with. a harvester ofthe left cut type, it is to be understood that by constructing the machine and assembling its parts in the reverse order, it can be employed with equal advantage for a right cut harvester.

' 1n the drawings hereto annexed, taken in connection with the foregoing description, we have presentedin detail a preferred form of `our invention, but in practical fields the precise details may necessitate alterations,

' .towhich the Iinventors are entitled, provided the alterationscfected are comprehended Within the scopeof what is claimed.

We claim as your inventionl '1. A shocking machine of the class devscribed comprising a supporting frame inc luding a longitudinal front Wing-and an eX-l -tended rear wing, an endless carrier supported in 'the front Wing and longitudinally therein, a deck with an endless'carrier lsupportedby the rear end of theA rear wing, a,

ofthe front carrier and along the slideway,

' tached journaled one on each side of the ena pair of upright shafts with packers attrance to the shock forming chamber, an adjustable tying apparatus operatively supported thereon, and means carried by the frame for driving the said endless carriers, the upright'cr-ank shafts, and for operating the said upright shafts.

2.`A shocking machine of the class described comprising a wheel supported frame having a longitudinal front wing and a tranversely extendedrear Wing, an endless carrier supported in the front Wing and lon` gitudinally therein, transverse arm means located near the rear end of the front Wing on the grain side thereof and adapted to coperate with. the carrier therein to raise bundles on their butt ends,V a deck with an endless carrier suspended from the rear end of the rear wing, Ea slidevvay extending from the front carrier to the deck, said slideway expanding adjacent the deck to vprovide a shock forming chamber, means for normally closing the passage from the said chamber to the deck, a plurality of upright crank shafts journaled consecutively on one side ofthe front carrier and along the slidevvay,hori zontal packers vvith tines driven directly by them, an adjustable tying apparatus located at the entrance to said chamber and operable therein, means fordriving the front leso carrier, Ithe rear carrier and the upright crank shafts at will as the machine moves along, and means operative from a member of said driving -means .to automatically vthrow the said tying apparatus into service when a shock is to be tied.

3. A shocking machine of the class described comprising a supporting frame having a longitudinal front wing and a transversely extended rear wing, an endless carrier disposed in the front wing and longitudinally therein, a pair of transverse erecting arms pivotally secured nea r'the rear end of the` front wing on the grain side and adapted to coperate with the carrier to raise bundles on their butt ends, cradle means located on the stubble side of the front Wing and adapted to be swung over the carrier 'and underneath said erecting arms to receivecapjgiing bundles, a' deck with, an endless carrier suspended from the rea-r end` of the rear wing, a slideway eX- tending from the discharge end of the front earrier to said deck, said slideway including a shock formin chamber adjacentisaid deck, a gate normal obstructing thel passage! from said `cham er to said deck, horizo'ntal packers with tines for conductin upright bundles thrcugh lthe slideway an for compressing a shockin 'said chamber,

upright crankshaftsfor driving said pack' ers directly, a pair of vertical telescopic shafts journaledone on each side of the entrance t'o said chamber, a shock tying mech- ,anism operatively supported thereon, means for .driving the aforesaid endless carriers and the upright crank shafts in the opposite lc'lirection of the movement of the machine andl meansoperative from a member vof said driving means Whereby'to automaticall rotate the said telescopic shafts when a siock is to be bound- Y. Y

4. A shockingv machine of the class described comprising, in combination, a frame movable over the ground and having a' longitudinal front Wing and a transversely. ex.

tended rear wing, a vertical crank shaft located on the front wing o'n the stubble side,- a parallel crank shaft adjacent thereto, a long packer with tines carried therebetween, a crank shaft having a packer with tines located above the second shafta fourth crank shaft having packers with tines located inside the rear wing, two crank shafts having packers with tines located on the grain side of the rear wing, a connecting arm pivotally connecting an end of leach packer with a frame part, except as to said long packer, an endless carrier mounted in' the front win" and longitudinally therein, a sheaf passagivay extending, from the discharge end of said carrier past the crank shafts in the rear winer to a deck suspended from the rear end of tie rear wing adjacent the grain side thereof, said passageway expanding adjacent the last crank shaft and adjacent said deck to provide a shock forming chamber, gate means normally closing the exit from said chamber to said deck, an end' less carrier mounted around said deck, means carried by the frame for driving the crank shaftsand the front and rear endless carriers simultaneously and at. will in theo'pposite direction from the movement o f the ,ma.

chine, and means for unlatching said gate means when a. shock is to be discharged. A sliockin machine of the'clas's described comprising, in combination, a frame Maasai movable over the ground and having a longitudinal ront wing and a transversely extended ear wing, an endless carrier disposed in the front wing and longitudinally therein, a horizontal packer with tines mounted for rotation' over said carrier, a pair ofv swinging erecter arms located adjacent the discharge end of said carrier and adapted to coperate therewith to erect bundles on their butt ends, a horizontal packerwith tines mounted for rotation to coperate with said' arms, a shock forming chamber located in the rear of the rear wing, a deck with Aan endless carrier suspended from the rear 'wing and adjoining said chamber, a gate normally closing the exit fromsaid chamber to the deck, a passageway extending from the front carrier to said chamber, horizontal packers with tines mounted for rotation to conduct bundles through the passageway, horizontal packers with tines mounted for rotation to compress an assembled shock m said chamber and to expel it when said gate is opened, upright crank shafts for supporting and driving the packers, means for d riving the aforesaid carrlers and the upright crank shafts at will as the machine moves along, and means operative from a member of said driving means to automatically open the said gate when a shock is to be dis"- charged.

(i. A shocking machine of the class de' scribed comprising, in combination, a supporting frame having a longitudinal front wing and a transversely extended rear wing,

a main drive shaft disposed transversely of the frame underneath the rear wine ad jacent the front end thereof, a shattextending along the stubble side of the frame and driven directly by the drive shaft, means driven from the rear end of said side shaft for rotating an endless carrier supported ,i from the rear wing, and means geared near the front end thereof for rotating a vertical crank shaft located on the front wing, means located on the grain side of the rear wing and driven by the drive shaft for driving a vertical crank shaft located 1n that side and also for driving through connecting mechanism consisting of rods and un iversal joints an endless carrier disposed 1n the front wing and longitudinally therein, a drive wheel supported by .the frame, means on the drive wheel for driving the main drive shaft, a clutch on the main drive shaft, and lever means commanding the clutch whereby to throw the mechanism into service or out of service at will.

7. A shocking machine of the class described comprising, in combination, a frame movable over the ground and having a lon-A gitudinal front wing and a transversely extended rear wing, an endless carrier disposed in the front wing` and loi'igitudinally therein, an endless carrier disposed around a -deck suspended from the rear of the rear wing, a slideway extending from the front carrier to the rear carrier, said slideway expanding adjacent the rear carrier to pro vide a shock forming chamber, a gate normally closed and hitched obstructing the communication between said chamber Aand said rear carrier, a drive shaft disposed transversely of the ear wing and underneath the same, means drivenr by the drive shaft for'driving the aforesaid endless4 carriers, a short shaft disposed underneath the rear wing and driven by the drive shaft, a tying mechanism operatively supported by a pair of vertical telescopic shafts located one on. each side of the entrance to the shock forming chamber, means for driving one of the telescopic shafts from the said short shaft, means including a pitman for imparting reciprocating rotary motion to the second telescopic shafts-fram the first one, means operative from thejsaid first telescopic shaft for unlatching the aforesaid gate, a clutch on the short shaft, and means operable on the clutch V.for throwing it into service and out of service when a shock is to be tied.

8. A shocking machine of the class described comprising, in combination, a wheel supported frame having a. longitudinal front wing and a transversely extended rear wing, an endless carrier disposed in' the front wing and longitudinally therein, a rarwardlyand downwardly inclined deck with' an endless carrier suspended from the rear end of the rear wing, a slide- Way extending from the front carrier to the vrear deck, said slideway expanding laterally adjacent the deck to provide a shock forming chamber, a gate normally latched closing the exit from said chamber to the deck, a tying mechanism operatively supported upon a pair of telescopic shafts journaled one on each side of the entrance to said chamber, horizontal. packers With tines disposed for operation on one side of the front carrier and along the slideway for conducting bundles therein and also adjacent the said chamber for compressing a shock therein and for expelling the shock when the gate is unlatched, upright crank shafts for supporting and operating the packers, means for driving the aforesaid endless carriers and upright crank shafts, a clutch controlled mechanism underneath the rear wing for operating the telescopic shafts, means operable from one of the telescopic shafts for unlatching the said gate, a bundle trip lever located in the entrance to said chamber. a tally wheel connected with the trip lever` and .means operable by said tall)v wheel for throwing the clutch into service when a shock is to be tied and expelled. i

9. A shocking machine of the class described con'ipris'ing,in combination, a supporting frame having a longitudinal front j wing'` and a transversely extended rear wing, la shock forming chamber located in the rear of the' rear wing, means for gathering` bundles therein in upright position, a vertical telescopic shaft journaled on one side of the entrance to said chamber, a simijl'ar -shaft journaled on the other side of the ,mounted on ,one shaft, va needle device opentrance, a knetter device, operatively erated by the other and means for supportingit, means including a pitman underneath the. wing frame for transmitting motion fr omV the knetter shaft to the needle shaft, a shaft underneath thewing frame for `rotating the knetter shaft, means for 'driving the underneath shaft, a clutch on the underneath shaft, a bundle trip lever located in the entrance of the aforesaid -'chamber, a tally wheel below the trip levei` and fast with it, means operable by the tally wheel for throwingvsaid clutchinte service to operate the knetter and' needle when a shock is to be bound, a cam wheel keyed to the' knetter shaft underneath the wing frame, a gate normally closing the exit from said chamber, a latch connect-ed with the gate post for locking vthe gate in closed position, means operable by the cam wheel for actuating the "latch whereby .tol unlock the gate when a shock is to be discharged, and an endless carrier supported from` the wing frame outside "the gate in a 'rearwardly'and downwardly inclined position to convey the shock to the ground in upright position.

l0. In a shocking machine ofthe class described, the combination". with a supporting frame, a shaft underneath the frame and vmeans for dniving it, a rock shaft parallel to the said driving shaft, a clutch controlled gear and a clutch on the driving shaft, a trip bolt arranged on the rock shaft and adapted'to engage a face on the clutch to holditout of service, means on the driving shaft for rotating a knetter shaft which is disposed vertically in the frame, a cam ,wheel carried by the lower end of the knotter shaft, a spring actuated dog on the rock shaft and adapted to engage the cam wheel,

a gate latch arranged on the rear end of the rock shaft, a sheaf trip lever, a tally wheel operated thereby, means carried by the aforesaid trip bolt and arranged' to be actuated from the tally wheel to throw' the vclutch into service whereby to rotate the knetter shaft ano: te turn the rock shaft to .impart movement to the gate latch.

11. In a shocking machine of the class described, the combination of a supperting frame, a short shaft disposed longitudinally underneath the frame and means for driving `lit2 a rock shaft parallel to the short shaft, a

clu-tcli controlled gear and a clutch on the short shaft, a trip bolt arranged on the forward end of the rock shaft and adapted to engage the face of the clutch to hold it out of service, a telescopic knetter shaft disposed vertically in the frame at the rear end of the short shaft and driven directly by it, a telescopic needle shaft disposed parallel to the knetter shaft, pitinan means underneath the frame connecting the knetter shaft gearing with the needle,l shaft gearing whereby to impart reciprocating movement to the needle shaft, a cam wheel onv the knetter shaft underneath the fra-me, a spring actuated dog on the rock shaft and adapted to engage the face of the 'cam wheel, a gate latch arranged on the rear end of the .rock

shaft, a sheaf trip lever, a tally wheel oonnected with it, a long spoke on the tally wheel, contact means arranged in the path of said long spoke and also' connected with the aforesaid tripbolt, which means is adapted when contact is effected by the action of passing sheaves on the sheaf trip lever to throw the clutch into service whereby to drive the knetter shaft and the needle shaft and also to turn the rock shaft to impart movement to the gate latch.

12. In a shocking machine of the class described, the combination of a supporting frame having a longitudinal front wing, an endless carrier disposed in the front wing and longitudinally therein, means for driving the carrier, two sheaf erecting arms located for operation near the discharge end of the carrier and normally extending transversely over the same, the first of said arms being located high enough to allow the entrance of sheaves underneath itself but not so high as to fail in safe-guarding erected sheaves from falling in the opposite direction from the movement of the carrier, said arm further being hinged to swing upwardly to allow the removal of capping sheaves by an ejecting cradle located on the opposite side of the wing, the second of said arms being located in the receiver to catch the head portion of an incoming sheaf and to sustain the same until erected on its butt end by the movement of the carrier, the said wlatter arm being hinged so as to swing rear- Liemeer I to'give the connected tines a diagonal movement in the direction of the length of the I 'transferring the shock to the ground in'upreceptacle, and means on the shaft for rotating it to swing the connected tines int-o and out ofthe front wingwhereby to receive incoming -.shea-'ves and to ca'st them to lthe ground. i

14. In a shocking machine of the class described, the combination of a supporting 1o frame having a longitudinal 'front wing, an

endless carrier disposed in the front wing .nd longitudinally therein, means for driving the carrier, a 'pair of sheaf erecting arms locatednear the discharge end of the'carrier and normally extending transversely over the same, the iirstarm, that is to say', the one farthest from the discharge endbeing disposed high enough to permit the entrance of a sheaf underneathI itself yet being low -120 enough to prevent an erected sheaf from falling in the -opposite} direction of the course lof the carrier, said first arm further being hinged to swing upwardly to permit the removal of a'sheaf .by a cradle ejector, the said second arm being Vdisposed low enough to catch the head portion of an incoming sheaf and to sustain the sheaf while the moving carrier draws it in upright position, said second' arm further being hinged to swing rearwardly under the momentum of the conveyed sheaf' to permit its passage.

A and a cradle ejector disposed a little forward of the said arms on the opposite side of the 4wing and adapted to swingv into the wing and underneath said arms to catch sheaves and cast them from the wing to the ground.

' l5.I n a shocking machine, a bundle reciver having an endless conveyingl car- `riage, means'v for ejecting bundles from the 40 bundle receiver to the ground when desired,

means for erecting bundles on theirbutt f" ends, a walled slideway leading from the bundle receiver diagonally to a shock discharging gate, said slideway being suitably 4.5 'apertured to admit working parts and having a shock forming chamber formed by its receding Walls adjacent said shock dis- 'j charging gate, horizontalv packers for slidably propelling bundles rearwardy through the slideway, means for tallying and com- A pressing bundles, a pair of vertical telescopic shafts, one of which is located on the stubble side of the slideway`and the other on the grain side thereof, a lifting member 55. upholding the outer orl relatively slidable portion of said telescopic shafts, a binding device operatively suppogited by the outer or telescopic portionsofsaid shafts and by j .j the lifting member connected therebetween,

- ce* means connected with" the lifting member yfor slidably elevating or loweringthe telescoping portionsof the 'shafts and the binding device whereby shocks of gram may be bound around their centers or above vor be- Y low their centers` as desired, and means 'for opening the shock discharging gate and for right position.

16. In a shocking machine, a bundle receiver provided with an endless carriage rearwardly movable, means for ejecting bundles when desired, means for erecting bundles on their butt ends, a suitably apertured walled slideway connecting the bundle receiver with a rear gate adapted to release and to admit ofthe discharge of the bound shocks, said slideway being wider at 4the,

bottom than 'at the top to conform to the l configuration of the bundles and having re- 'by tosslidably propel the bundles from the bundle receiver to the shock forming chamber, means for supporting and operating said packers, horizontal packer and tine means for compressing the shock in the shock forming chamber and for expelling it therefrom when boundJ a tying device manually adjustable in the direction of the length of the shocks whereby the shocks may be bound around their centers or at any place between their butt and head ends, automatic means for unlatching the aforesaid rear gat-e, and an endless carriage for transferring theshock to the ground where it is disposed in upright position.

17. In a shocking machine, a bundle receiver provided with an endless conveying canvas, means for erecting a bundle on its butt end while conveyed on said canvas, bundle ejecting means supported on the stubble side of said bundle receiver, a suitably apertured walled slideway leading diagonally from the bundle receiver to a shock discharging gate, horizontal packer means operating through the apertures of .the walls of the slideway whereby to propel bundles in upright position into a shock forming chamber provided in the rear of ,tying a shock when assembled and compressed in the shock forming chamber, a vertical gate post suitably journaled in the .shocker frame, spaced apart tines Xedly secured to the gate post and projecting grainwardly thereby closingthe shock formmg chamber, spring and latch means assoclated lit with'the gate post for keeping the gate closed, means for automatically releasing the latch when the shock is tied whereby the shock propelled by the rearwardy rotating packers thrusts the gate aside, and a shock discharging deck provided with a discharging carriage rearwardly movable. v

18. ln a shocking machine, a bundle receiver provided with an endless conveying canvas, means for manually ejecting bundles as needed for capping shocks, means for raising bundles on their butt ends while being conveyed on the carriage, a suitable walled slideway leading diagonally from the bundle receiver to a shock discharging gate, said slideway having a sliockfoilning chamber adjacent said discharging gate, packers with tines for slidably propelling the` bundles through the walled slideway, appropriate apertures in the walled slideway for the operation of said packers and other working parts, means located outside the slideway walls for operatively supporting said packers, said means including vertical crank shafts adapted' to rotate the packers rearwardly in a horizontal planea bundle tallying mechanism, packer and tine means acting in conjunction with the walls of the slideway and the tines of the shock discharging gate for holding the accumulating bundles in the shock forming chamber in upright position and for holding them While the shock is being tied, spring means carried by said packers whereby, while rotating, they yield laterally and backwardly in a, horizontal plane under the lateral pressure of the accumulating bundles, gate meansto release and permit the discharge of the shock when tied, a shock discharging deck rearwardly inclined adjacent the discharging gate, the front of said deck being pivotally secured `while the rear is suspended by chains secured to the shocker frame, rearwardly movable rollers journaled in said deck, and an endless canvas Copies of this patent may be obtained for mounted around said rollers whereby the shock is transferred to the ground.

19. In a shocking machine, a bundle receiver with an endless carriage, a suitable walled slideway leading diagonally' from the bundle receiver to a rear shock discharging gate, a shock forming chamber pro--l vided by the receding walls ot the slideway adjacent said gate, appropriate apertures in the walls of the slideway for the :tree operation of the packers with their tines,

`means outside the slideway for operatively supporting the packers, said means including vertical crank shafts adapted to rotate the 'packers rearwardly in a horizontal plane, a tally trip lever disposed in the walled slideway, means for operatively connecting the tally trip lever with a bundle tallying wheel, a shock tying device and a gate commanding mechanism, packer mea ns for compressing a shock, said packers being provided with spring means whereby, while rotating, they yield laterally and backwardly to provide space as required vfor the.

the shock tying device, the gate releasing e means, and the shock discharging,cariiage, each in proper unison with the other.

HILLIARD C. BATTLES. LUTHER F. BATTLES.

Witnesses Renner L. PARKS, GERALDINE VooDARD.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

